If The CW boss is to be believed, the network already wants to make season 13 and more — as long as the Supernatural stars want to make the show. But, what if the ratings continue to fall? Is it inevitable that the series will be cancelled or will it just keep going and going? Stay tuned.
On Supernatural, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles), continue their fight against scary stuff from the underworld. Last season, the Winchester brothers found themselves battling an apocalyptic force: the Darkness. Now, rallying help from their human and supernatural allies, Sam and Dean are going toe-to-toe with the most destructive enemy they’ve ever seen. Actors Misha Collins and Mark A. Sheppard return. Guests this season are expected to include Samantha Smith, Elizabeth Blackmore, Ruth Connell, Kim Rhodes, Briana Buckmaster, Kathryn Newton, Katherine Ramdeen, Rick Springfield, Kadeem Hardison, Kara Royster, and Adam Rose.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/19 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.
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For comparisons: The 11th season of Supernatural averaged a 0.70 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.78 million total viewers (Live+SD).
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the Supernatural TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a 13th season?
1/8 update: The CW has renewed Supernatural for season 13. Details here.
This show is not SPN anympre. When a showrwunner can tell his writers to render one of the leads useless and don’t let him have a kill-you know its time for the show to die. For Dean to be so absent all season -for Dean not to use the Colt, For Dean to be knocked on his ass and have to be saved in the majority of the episodes. Its time for the show to die. Most Dean/Jensen fans have had it and aren’t watching. I know I have had it as well. I am done with this show unless… Read more »
I loved this show for the longest, but now it’s just sad. Horrible writing, bad and lazy acting, etc. Plus, the two leads have odd things going on in their personal lives. Padalecki seems really unbalanced with his maniacal tweets, and all the Right Wing Anti Gay stuff that is rumored around Jensen turns me off.
PLEASE, FIND A NEW MONSTER TO FIGHT, or cancel this show, the writing is getting boring the action, is stale, and lazy, its becoming more of a soap opera than, a supernatural show.!!!
Please just kill this show now. It needs to be cancelled. This is coming from a person who watched it since day 1 of its original transmission for the pilot. I love Kripke’s Supernatural – barring a bit of the abomination that is shaky-cam, ruining important emotional scenes between the brothers in seasons 4 & 5, and the accompanying overly angsty-ness – it WAS a darn good show. It’s since, in latter seasons become purely purile in its “humor”, its violence has lost its point, the camera work has become more lazy during fight scenes, and all of this is… Read more »
Please say your joking? Ive been a fan since the beggining and still am, i agree its goyt a bit lame but still enjouable to watch you cant be serious on a show thats still got alot more to offer in the future like seriously u obviously was never a fan no matter how long your paragraghs of the show are..
I don’t think cancelling the show is neccessary. There are several things they could do to improve it. One would be to decrease the number of episodes to 10. Making the story more intense and focused on the Winchesters. The availability of the J’s is affecting the storylines. Change showrunners, Dabb and Singer are killing this show. I think the writers have the talent they just lack direction. Find a new editor. The loss of Nicole and Todd is noticable this season. Put the Shaving People in charge of production. Their videos are far superior in the atmosphere and editing… Read more »
Please, CW, let this poor show die with some dignity. The writers have given out of ideas and the angel storyline has been worn out. What’s worse, is that Jared and Jensen haven’t been around due to babies being born and wanting time off. The show should have ended at Season 5, like Kripke wanted.
But the show wouldn’t keep going if Jared and Jensen didn’t want to do it anymore. They are still keen to continue.
I agree, Etta. If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing proper. If they weren’t going to do a decent job after Season 5, they should have just ended the show there.
Don’t watch it.
Don’t watch it if you don’t like it!
Please make more i love this show so much it amazing and they are awesome and i need it because it will be boring with out supernatural
My favorite show im faithfull to it every week
Mixed feelings about S13… So far S12 is interesting with the new characters. Most storylines/monsters not too scary anymore. It was a shock when they killed off Kevin Tran but it seems like Dean, Sam, Castiel will never suffer that kind of death. Previous comments mentioned Butch Cassidy/Sundance Kid type of grand finale which may be in keeping with the essence of the brothers’ lives as hunters.
One of my all time favorite shows!!! Please, please keep it
Please keep it i have stayed on the show from day one never missed a season or episode please renew please i so love the show and all the cast members
I love supernatural it is best show on TV yes sometimes I’m prevented from being it die to the time it’s on Thursdays r bad night to have it on I truly hope u keep this series going for many years to come!! Might be better on Monday nights or even Saturday night either way I do my best to watch it everyweek!!! I looked for it on Thursday march 16th an shoot wasn’t on did season end an I wasn’t aware of it?? Thank u for your time plz keep it on
Please renew! Awesome show and one of the only ones I follow and actively watch.
Keep it going as long as possible! I love Supernatural!!!! Best show on television!
Yes! I agree keep the show on for as long as possible supernatural is the only show i will watch these days, I already finished it up to season 11 bc well season 12 isn’t on Netflix yet and this is my second time watching it all the way through Keep the show on
The show needs to be cancelled. Please allow it to die with dignity.
I’m afraid that ship has sailed, Jason lol. 😉 But I heartily share your sentiments.
This episode’s ranting is low…because Supernatural time = Basketball…! But Supernatural is always Awesome ever to Me….never doesn’t Change ♥
I doubt very highly that you can blame “Basketball” for this — because you are making the huge assumption that Supernatural still has MALE viewers. Well, it doesn’t. It lost most of them, and has targeted for the past 7 years at least, a purely FEMALE audience. Hence, why the “soap opera” silliness of “Heaven & Hell” arcs were incorporated, and why Castiel (Misha Collins) was permanently kept on. Purely for the emotional/sexual/eye candy gratification of the 18 to 49-year-old demographic of emotionally starved women….who became addicted to the show’s very rare demonstration of Masculine Love and bonding between “beautiful”… Read more »
Please… I’m one of those “few in number” male viewers and I still love and am dedicated to the show.. sure I would enjoy it to be scarier but that doesn’t make it a female oriented show by any means
Is your name really Dean? I’m just curious lol. Anyway, I recommend you listen to some AC/DC, and down several, several, several straight shots of a good Scottish throat-burner with immediate effect, if you don’t think Supernatural is now a female targeted show! Have a great day (the whisky should help on that score). 😉
Thank you, Kiera! THANK YOU!!! 🙂 I agree with every single word you say. And that’s not a “nasty” thing, as some of these so-called fans would say. It’s simply observation and honesty. As one of Krikpe’s originally intended target audience members, who’s been watching since day one, I again thank you! I know it wasn’t written SOLELY for guys, but Kripke did indeed say it was mostly written to be a guy’s show. I used to “Like” the facebook Page for this show (which possibly seems very “un-Kripke” when I think about it now, lol), and I got blocked… Read more »